I am not back to two reviews per week regularly, but this week turned out to be special. We are in the season of free outdoor concerts! I will focus on the bands but also make note of the venues and series.
Last night that meant checking out Red Light Romeos at Sherwood's Music on the Green series at Stella Olson Memorial Park.
The park is an interesting blend of public use and preservation, with a wetland section running between the stage and audience (meaning that if the audience were going to storm the stage, it would be considerate to stick to the bridge). A heron flew over the stage during the show, and I saw dragonflies, but I do not seem to be covered with bites today. That works.
The stage capacity could shelter a much larger ensemble than the four-man grouping last night, but the sound transmission was great.
I don't know how much of that was natural acoustics and how much was technology, but it seemed appropriate for such a flexible band.
Yacht rock cover band Red Light Romeos in photos is always three men with three guitars (it looked like two 6-string and one bass, but there was some switching around), and trading off on vocals.
However, they have the option -- depending on needs -- of adding another vocalist, a keyboardist, or, as was the case last night, just a drummer.
This is not a great picture, but notice some drum chimes, just like the Doobie Brothers used.
Because of course, the Doobie Brothers are covered, along with Christopher Cross and Robbie Dupree. There are also bands covered that might not be considered strictly "yacht rock", like Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles, as well as bands that can fit pretty comfortably within yacht rock but may not be well remembered now. (I never even knew that band's name was Orleans.)
The band played two sets, opening up with a little bit more of an easy listening session that was perfect for being out on a warm summer day. Then after people had loosened up (there was been and wine for sale), they turned up the tempo for dancing.
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Mike Johnson is in three J-Fell bands, and he says people often tell him Red Light Romeos is their favorite. I can see that. Some of that might just be timing -- there can legitimately be times when you want '80s dance music or Journey music -- but last night worked, and was a good experience.
Band page:
https://j-fell.com/redlightromeos/
Other posts about J-Fell bands:
https://sporkful.blogspot.com/2020/01/live-show-review-radical-revolution.html
Music on the Green:
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